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  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Ghana Nigeria HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 791,961
Ranked 10th.
8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Ghana

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 377,761
Ranked 11th.
4.63 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Ghana

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 95.65%
Ranked 91st. 12% more than Nigeria
85.11%
Ranked 127th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 77.04%
Ranked 95th. 32% more than Nigeria
58.26%
Ranked 119th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 47.45%
Ranked 67th. 84% more than Nigeria
25.81%
Ranked 98th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 51.87%
Ranked 92nd. 96% more than Nigeria
26.53%
Ranked 124th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 45.35%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Nigeria
22.5%
Ranked 95th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 8.01%
Ranked 87th.
11.87%
Ranked 77th. 48% more than Ghana

Secondary education > General pupils 1.66 million
Ranked 33th.
5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Ghana

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 45.93%
Ranked 113th. 6% more than Nigeria
43.22%
Ranked 134th.

Secondary education > Pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 4th.
6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ghana

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 45.94%
Ranked 105th. 7% more than Nigeria
42.98%
Ranked 131st.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 67,360
Ranked 49th.
262,479
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Ghana
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 46.31%
Ranked 30th. 23% more than Nigeria
37.55%
Ranked 80th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 76.47%
Ranked 91st. 16% more than Nigeria
65.84%
Ranked 112th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.91%
Ranked 57th. 21% more than Nigeria
86.82%
Ranked 140th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 15.97%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Nigeria
13.68%
Ranked 52nd.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 6.2%
Ranked 91st.
10.07%
Ranked 82nd. 62% more than Ghana

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.33%
Ranked 90th.
8.25%
Ranked 82nd. 91% more than Ghana

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 76.97%
Ranked 97th. 23% more than Nigeria
62.78%
Ranked 121st.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 49.45%
Ranked 65th. 70% more than Nigeria
29.05%
Ranked 98th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.75%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Nigeria
15.98%
Ranked 109th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 76.53%
Ranked 96th. 25% more than Nigeria
61.4%
Ranked 122nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.94%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Nigeria
99.19%
Ranked 109th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 76.04%
Ranked 99th. 18% more than Nigeria
64.45%
Ranked 120th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 77.49%
Ranked 88th. 30% more than Nigeria
59.63%
Ranked 110th.

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.29%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria
5.37%
Ranked 86th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 55.16%
Ranked 92nd. 81% more than Nigeria
30.48%
Ranked 129th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 58.29%
Ranked 90th. 70% more than Nigeria
34.35%
Ranked 128th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 414,200
Ranked 9th.
4.02 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Ghana

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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